Just when the peace process between India and Pakistan were getting on right track, the Pathankot terror attack has came as major setback. Initial lead points to the involvement of ISI and Pakistan based Jaish-E-Mohammed. This new development has dampened the spirit of bonhomie which prevailed for some days following the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Lahore to meet his counterpart Nawaz Sharif. However in a positive note Pakistan assured to look into the leads provided by India and assured to take action.
Prime Minister Nawaz Shariff made a phone call to Modi and assured that his government would take prompt and decisive action against the terrorists. On his part Modi asked his Pak counterpart to take firm and immediate action against all those responsible for Pathankot terror attacks. This fresh approach by Pakistan is a welcome one and should help to ease the tension on both the sides. On earlier occasions Pakistan straightway uses to deny involvement of its people in the terror incident even if India provides clear evidence. However India will closely monitor the action taken by Pakistan and that will determine the future course of action. Repeatedly in the past Pakistan has failed to live upto its promise and has bitterly failed India on many occasion. Also many questions are being raised over the Pathankot operation. Many security lapses have been exposed. Even defence Minister Manohar Parrikar agreed to this and assured that some gaps related to security will be cleared after the investigation. It looks like government has not learned lesson from Mumbai incident and continues to bungle in dealing with terror attacks. This is worrisome and need serious introspection.
Saturday, November 23, 2024